Welsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’

By ROB COLE

Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess

WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans on three more players found guilty of drug taking were announced by UK Anti-Doping.
It took the number of players currently serving UKAD bans in Wales to eight and drugs in Welsh rugby has been described as a “minefield” the sport continues to battle.
Wales’ number of current bans - which compares to 13 in England,one in Scotland,eight in Rugby League and six in UK athletics - might seem small.
But more alarming is the fact the new raft of bans co...

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